Literary Fiction

“Intimate, big-hearted, compassionate and clear-eyed, Brafman’s novel turns secrets into truths and the truth into the heart of fiction.” —AMY BLOO...

"Indirect, subliminal magic." –New York Times Book Review "Strong, sophisticated stories." –Chicago Tribune "Joyfulness and simple wisdom." –S...

The searing debut novel of poet and writer Anne Coray, Lost Mountain is an impassioned story of love, loss, environment, and politics against a la...

The Next Great Rock and Roll Novel  On a September afternoon in Santa Barbara, a private jet carrying the members of Poor Ghost—one of America’s m...

Melvin Levin is dissatisfied—with his job, with life, with it all. He’s too polite and too boring, and the monotony of his days is only broken whe...

Set in Queens, New York, meet the Manoukians—a dysfunctional Armenian family and the fraying rope that binds them. While a father deteriorates from...

In 1987, twelve-year-old Cooper Balsam's mother, Arden, disappears without a trace. Cooper's father, Percy, a Vietnam veteran struggling with PTSD,...

Brimming with the passion and suspense Barbara Wood's fans have come to expect, this magnificent novel portrays two lovers separated by deadly secr...

Moving through the exotic settings of California, Hawaii, and Africa, New York Times bestselling author Barbara Wood weaves a rich and compelling s...

“We descend from a long line of motherless daughters. Always, at one time in our lives, our mothers guide us from Beyond. Someday you will hear you...

This story of a Hollywood wife’s newfound fame and her husband’s new identity as her plus one is told with “wit, warmth and candor” (New York Times...

The collected English-language poems of Oscar Mandel, the acclaimed Belgian-born poet, playwright, fabulist, and author.

“Dazzlingly witty” —CYNTHIA OZICKOtherwise Fables is the first complete collection of Oscar Mandel’s fiction, including the Gobble-Up Stories and t...

"Wry... compelling... it gains in depth as the family members uncover the mysterious truths of the people they thought they knew best.” ―City Page...

This “stunningly original” debut novel follows a complex man on a journey of salvation after tragedy (The Jerusalem Post). Shortly after Orthodox J...

"It's a fine-looking volume about the heart and soul of a city with a lot of stories to tell." –Pasadena Star News"The literary bona fides of Pasa...

Library Journal Editor’s PickReader’s Digest “Great Books from Small Presses That Are Worth Your Time”“Witty and insightful.” —Reader’s Digest“Read...

Los Angeles Times Summer Books Preview selectionLos Angeles Magazine Now Read This: The Best of L.A.A Jane's Addiction Pick, W MagazineSouth Florid...

The Los Angeles Times–bestselling author of Helen of Pasadena offers a smart, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about new love, new life, and Shakesp...

“Brafman’s talent for drawing human emotion shines through in this episodic, deeply sensitive, and introspective novel of the human psyche.” ―Book...

Piafsky's captivating, Tarot-inspired debut depicts the dramatic arc of an Everyman's life from childhood to old age. "Brilliant . . . Michael Pia...

Finalist, 2015 National Jewish Book AwardHonorable Mention, Sophie Brody Medal, American Library AssociationOne of the Jewish Book Council's "15 fi...

Enigmatic, charming, and brutally resourceful, Knottspeed is a man on a mission. He also happens to be dead, but the rumors of his demise have bee...

In Ashley Crownover's debut, the classic tale of Beowulf is retold from the perspective of Wealtheow, Queen of the Danes. After a century of silenc...